GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |